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There are a growing number of expat entrepreneurs, dubbed “expat-preneurs,” launching startups in places like Southeast Asia. What is it that draws these expats to such risky endeavors and what helps them to succeed?

Facebook plans to test a version of its solar-powered drone this summer, a step in its efforts to beam Internet access to billions of people without it today, executives said on Thursday.Earlier this month, Facebook tested a smaller drone, about one-tenth the size of its planned solar-powered models. The full-size version will have the wingspan of a Boeing 737 but only weigh as much as a small car.

Competition between Outbrain and Taboola, the two biggest players in the fast-growing online “content-recommendation” industry, is heating up, and new entrants such as AOL and Google are squeezing margins.

Facebook plans to test a version of its solar-powered drone this summer, a step in its efforts to beam Internet access to billions of people without it today, executives said on Thursday.Earlier this month, Facebook tested a smaller drone, about one-tenth the size of its planned solar-powered models. The full-size version will have the wingspan of a Boeing 737 but only weigh as much as a small car.

Personality quizzes and top 10 lists may seem like little more than catnip for the social-media masses, but they are doing plenty to attract investors as well.Playbuzz, an online platform that allows users to create their own lists, trivia and quizzes, announced on Wednesday that it has raised $16 million in venture capital funding, just months after generating more traffic on Facebook than the likes of the Huffington Post and BuzzFeed.